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Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 10th 2021


47650 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

one of my favourite songs this year yup

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
April 10th 2021


3034 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Solid rate, big ups

Whatchu think you gon do (When the triggers on you brother)

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2021


47650 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

the ending of Gold Chains when the guitarist gets tired of playing rhythm and just fucking lets it rip >>>

Romulus
April 11th 2021


9109 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

nice nice nice

botb
April 11th 2021


17897 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

You guys see that sex pistols cover he did on like a version? I can’t get enough of this guy. Insane.

anat
Contributing Reviewer
April 11th 2021


5755 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

don't need you is such a great tune

Scoot
April 11th 2021


22207 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is a bop and a half

Conmaniac
April 11th 2021


27693 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

V inspiring album here for sure

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2021


47650 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

"don't need you is such a great tune"



remix with Mick Jenkins might be even better than the original, too

Shemson
April 12th 2021


4156 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks for getting out such a good review of this. I don’t listen to much outside of my comfort zone and would’ve missed this if not for such a good review.

At least a 4.

Shemson
April 12th 2021


4156 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Also - when he does spoken word bits like ‘Waitin’ On Ya’ - ‘save money on sunglasses by stayin in the shade’ he sounds like Jemaine from Flight Of The Conchords and I can’t tell you how happy that makes me

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
April 13th 2021


3034 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

> remix with Mick Jenkins might be even better than the original, too

oh shi will get on this when i next get the chance. og is probably my favourite on here

thanks shemson, good to see you enjoyed the album. never clicked on the jemaine similarity, but now that you say it it's right in my face

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 13th 2021


47650 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

I'm all about Centrefold, Fishing and Whip Cracker here, but yeah, once I got over the initial confusion Don't Need You sunk its hooks in me



I think the only expendable tune here is Easy, it's likable enough but I'm not sure it justifies its presence. missing that THEMATIC COHERENCE



don't know if I'm totally convinced with Bye Bye as a closer (over the two songs preceding it especially) either, but fuck it I've been playing this nonstop. bump

MillionDead
April 13th 2021


5338 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The Other Black Dog is such a fucking bop

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
April 13th 2021


3034 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

I'm with you on Easy, but I really love the second verse so whaddyagonnado. I love Bye Bye with its AAUUUUGGGGGGHHH NECK NECK NECK NECK NECK goodness

>The Other Black Dog is such a fucking bop

FUCKIN YUHP



Shemson
April 13th 2021


4156 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The first half of this album is a 5 imo

After ‘I Dont See Colour’ it’s less amazing but still good

All of the first nine tracks have something really unique and often subtly genius going on, whether it’s the reversed sample in centrefold, old school ska vibes in Don’t Need You, 80s rock straight out of a ski movie parody on Drown or the awesome vocalised beat and flows on I Don’t See Colour.

I hope the back half grows on me as much too as it’s more low-key it might take longer

dedex
Staff Reviewer
April 13th 2021


12788 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

Stunning rev Milo



am currently at "Don't Need You" and yeah shit bops

bloc
April 13th 2021


70225 Comments


I'm not quite understanding this gauze gimmick though

Romulus
April 13th 2021


9109 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

settling more to a 3.5 range on this but undoubtedly very cool stuff

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
April 13th 2021


3034 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Agreed shemson, the initial run is just about spotless and filled with more actual musical highlights than the end; as much as I'd argue that the album does a good job of tying up its themes in the end.

Thanks FedEx!

bloc, it's a metaphor about the hollowness of how we attempt to fix our problems- superficially (and poorly, so the first aid jab on the first page remains funny, but loses its punch). He discusses it in his fantano interview (kinda wish he kept it up his sleeve, but hey, there's your answer)



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